<p>Well right now I'm planning to take these..:</p>
<p>Drawing
Design Fundamentals
Religion and Ethical Issues (lec + dis)
Writ 140</p>
<p>I didn't get to officially register yet and the adviser's not picking up the phone (on a monday. hm)</p>
<p>Religion and ethical issues is closed right now but i really want to take this class..</p>
<p>what have you signed up for or want to sign up for?</p>
<p>I just wanted to jump in and encourage you to try and get into Religion and Ethical issues. I took that (albeit a long time ago) and it was one of the best classes I had at USC. It was very interesting, and the material seemed to be constantly evolving. The class discussions could get very heated because of the different religions of the people taking the class, but that just made it more fun.</p>
<p>One thing that my advisor told me (actually advisors, I seem to have a lot of them) was that the lectures that are closed usually aren't full. For example, I think Los Angeles and the American Dream was "closed" the last time I checked, but my advisor told me that the lecture closes in order to save spots for the next orientation. If you count the number of spaces in the discussions and add them up, that's the real number of spaces in the class, so even if a lecture is "closed," it might still be open. Just try to talk to your advisor ASAP.</p>
<p>Okay, I actually checked for you (because I'm such a nice guy :)). There are 4 discussions for Religion and Ethical Issues, all of which have 25 spots. That equals 100 total spots, but the "closed" lecture only has 80 spots filled. Therefore, 20 spots are open for students with later orientation dates. So, you can actually register for it, if your advisor picks up. :) Good luck!</p>
<p>Edit: oops. There seems to be a discussion with 33 seats. Nevertheless, adding the other discussions still gives ~28 spots.</p>
<p>FYI, I'm taking:</p>
<pre><code>* BISC 121Lg. Advanced General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution
* CHEM 115ALg. Advanced General Chemistry
* MPGU 120A. Beginning Pop/Rock Guitar
* HIST 245gm. Gender and Sexualities in American History
* CTWR 140. Writing and Critical Reasoning
</code></pre>
<p>^ thank you so very much! Counting the discussion seats makes so much sense.. I thought they closed off seats for orientations but i wasn't sure. ^_^ Thank you very much!</p>
<p>I chose religion and ethical issues partially because of the professor.. I narrowed it down to gender issues (or something like that) but then I read her review and she seemed self-absorbed (according to half the people) And besides I need to be more interested in religion seeing how my dad's job is very closely related to it...</p>
<p>O btw, beginning pop/rock guitar seems interesting.. ^_^</p>
<p>I'm thinking about taking japanese my first semester (i want to study abroad next or junior year) but I heard taking 5 classes is a bad idea... well you see, I'm going to test out of my language requirements and make it my elective course... Is it still a bad idea?</p>
<p>And if I am an art or animation major.. does that mean i never have to take math again? (because that would be paradise)</p>
<p>I'm reading people's comments on the Religion teacher and they seem very positive. I probably ignored this class when registering because it doesn't satisfy diversity, and I wanted to kill 2 birds with 1 stone (Cat6 and diversity). But obviously you like the material, so by all means go for it. You can take diversity later, maybe in the summer.</p>
<p>Yup, I'm excited about guitar, because I'll actually be learning how to play instead of reading tabs.</p>
<p>Sorry, I can't answer your last 2 questions. :(</p>
<p>^ Oh i didn't know you could satisfy two requirements with one class.. I might change my class to Gender and Sexualities in American History like i was thinking about in the first place... (social + diversity..that's the professor that was apprantly selfabsorbed..)</p>
<p>wait, taking 5 classes is a bad idea? woops!</p>
<p>My classes next year are:</p>
<ol>
<li> MUCO-132A Aural Skills I</li>
<li> MPKS-250A Keyboard Instruction I</li>
<li> MPGU-257 Classical Guitar Performance Class</li>
<li> PHIL-140g Contemporary Moral and Social Issues</li>
<li> MUCO-133A Theory I</li>
<li> MPGU-153 Individual Instruction Classical Guitar</li>
<li> WRIT-140 Writing and Critical Reasoning</li>
<li> MUEN-326 Guitar Ensemble</li>
</ol>
<p>It comes out to 20 units, but I plan on double majoring in music and philosophy so...</p>
<p>^ Lordy good luck with that.. although some classes are more of an elective classes isn't it?</p>
<p>Oh my god Gui, you are freaking crazy haha I'm taking 4 classes and my schedule sucks enough.</p>
<p>Well none of them are electives, and Im required to take at least 8 classes next year if I want to graduate in 4 years, so yeah.</p>
<p>I substituted one of my reqs with Writ 140, which is 4 units rather than the 1 unit I would have gotten from the other class. You'd be surprised though, I essentially only have class from 10 am to 3 pm M-F</p>
<p>hahahaha Misoo, but your classes are like INSANE.</p>
<p>I think Ill still have time for some frisbee throwing in my schedule.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh, seriously? I have at least 4 hours of class everyday. I have a 6-8 PM class somewhere in my week ugh</p>
<p>that 6-8 class is probably writ 140, I have that too. lol</p>
<p>We have a class together! Is it in Bovard?</p>
<p>I have at least 4 hrs a day too. My tuesdays suck, I have 7 hours, but for the msot part, my schedule is around 10 - 3ish</p>
<p>Actually the 6-8 thing for Writ 140 is just twice during the semester.
And taking 5 classes (at 4 units each) is insane, especially for your first semester.</p>
<p>How do you figure out which professor is teaching the courses? We only have a catalogue, and it lists courses, but that's all. No schedule, profs or anything else. Thanks.!</p>
<p>Go to <a href="http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20063/classes/si.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20063/classes/si.html</a></p>
<p>and then look at the professor's name beside the courses.^_^</p>
<p>Well right now i have a dilema.. I don't know if i should take religion and ethical issues instead of Gender and Sexualities in American History...</p>
<p>I rather want to take the religion class but gender takes care of diversity...</p>
<p>but since i'm a fine art major, i might take Modernity and Difference: Critical Approaches to Modern Art later on which is a diversity class too...</p>
<p>So i'm confused.. i don't know if i should choose religion and ethical just for GE or gender and sexuality for both GE and diversity... </p>
<p>easily put..:</p>
<p>first choice
For GE: Religion class that i rather want
Diversity + major requirement: Modernity and Difference: Critical Approaches to Modern Art</p>
<p>One thing is that i might change my major to animation... hm</p>
<p>2nd choice.</p>
<p>for GE and Diversity:Gender and sexuality....etc
Major requirement: don't know yet. maybe Modernity and Difference: Critical Approaches to Modern Art still.</p>
<p>You're doing B.F.A. right? I'm checking the requirements for a B.F.A., and you're required to take 1 classes from AHIS 100-299. You chose AHIS 250m, which would also "kill 2 birds with 1 stone." Unless you don't like AHIS 250m, I would stick to the first choice, because you're interested in the religion class.</p>
<p>I don't know anything about animation, but if you were to change, I would choose the 2nd option, because AHIS 250m probably wouldn't be a major requirement.</p>
<p>The diversity requirement can also be fulfilled with GE's from other categories. For example, both category 1 and 6 have gm lasses which take care of GE and diversity requirements. </p>
<p>If I were you, Id stick w/ the class you're interested in.</p>
<p>Yeah Guidez that makes sense. Thanks For5aken and Guidez89 >.< You guys helped me alot!</p>
<p>Edit: oops...question already answered</p>